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Tag: whales

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Everything you need to know about Google Hangouts, and how we at WWF-Canada are using it to bring you closer to our conservation work. Read More
Everything you need to know about Google Hangouts, and how we at WWF-Canada are using it to bring you...
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Can We Bear the Real Cost of Northern Gateway?

Grizzly bears, humpback whales, caribou, salmon. What’s the real cost of Northern Gateway pipelines and tankers to Canada’s environment? According to Enbridge and the government’s own review panel, the negative impacts on wildlife... Read More
Grizzly bears, humpback whales, caribou, salmon. What’s the real cost of Northern Gateway pipelines and tankers to Canada’s environment?...
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Just a fluke? The rush to downlist humpbacks while other whales wait for help.

The “downlisting” of Pacific humpback whales from “Threatened” to “Special Concern” caused a media sensation this week. Like many, we wonder why humpbacks were singled out for quick action while other whales at risk... Read More
The “downlisting” of Pacific humpback whales from “Threatened” to “Special Concern” caused a media sensation this week. Like many,...
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How Canada can protect the world’s whales

Whales in Canada’s waters are at risk of being drowned out by escalating levels of ocean noise from shipping, navy sonar, shoreline construction, and seismic exploration. But this need not be the case. Read More
Whales in Canada’s waters are at risk of being drowned out by escalating levels of ocean noise from shipping,...
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Northward Migration: Seeking whales and whale stories on B.C.’s north coast

Caitlin Birdsall is a biologist and educator specifically interested in citizen science. She has worked with the Vancouver Aquarium’s Cetacean Research Program since 2008 and recently relocated to Prince Rupert to head up the... Read More
Caitlin Birdsall is a biologist and educator specifically interested in citizen science. She has worked with the Vancouver Aquarium’s...
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For the love of whales: avoiding conflict in the Arctic

To many, the Arctic is a new frontier of economic opportunity. But while these opportunities may bring critical new job and resources to the local peoples, they also bring new risks to the... Read More
To many, the Arctic is a new frontier of economic opportunity. But while these opportunities may bring critical...
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Recent Humpback Whale Entanglement in the Bay of Fundy

Foggy is a humpback whale that frequents the waters of the Bay of Fundy. On Sunday, Foggy was found by the Marine Animal Response Society badly entangled in fishing gear. This form... Read More
Foggy is a humpback whale that frequents the waters of the Bay of Fundy. On Sunday, Foggy was...
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Students on Ice: Arctic Dream Journey

WWF's Jessie Sitnick is on Students on Ice's 2013 Arctic Expedition. Follow her stories from the voyage. Read More
WWF's Jessie Sitnick is on Students on Ice's 2013 Arctic Expedition. Follow her stories from the voyage.
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Whaling on Trial

Tune in to watch the drama unfold, as the International Court of Justice hears Australia’s claim that Japan is illegally engaged in commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean. Read More
Tune in to watch the drama unfold, as the International Court of Justice hears Australia’s claim that Japan is...
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